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Has a familiar ring to it…

Many airline employees have gone for years without pay raises, even after enduring difficult working conditions during the pandemic. Pilots for American Airlines voted to strike this week, and Southwest pilots plan to vote as well, but they won't be walking off the...

CSX Transportation dropped from reporting requirement as railroad has met its service targets for several months, board says

Lawmakers should stand up to railroad lobby in name of safety

Lawmakers should stand up to railroad lobby in name of safety The past year has seen the rail industry in the news for all the wrong reasons, from draconian attendance policies to national railroad strikes and catastrophic derailments. In response, railroad activists...

Railroads taking tougher stance on paid sick leave for BLET

Railroads taking tougher stance on paid sick leave for BLET U.S. freight rail companies nearly spurred a nationwide railroad strike last fall by refusing to grant paid sick days, but in a surprise move welcomed by workers, those railroads have recently granted paid...

Railroads, unions announce labor pacts

Railroads, unions announce labor pacts Several railroads and rail unions in recent days announced actions on labor agreements. Among them: • CN announced that Unifor membership ratified collective agreements that will cover 3,000 CN employees working in mechanical,...

Prosecutors Urge NLRB To Revisit Solicitation, Email Rules.

In a brief challenging parts of a National Labor Relations Board judge's ruling, agency prosecutors urged the board Friday to overturn a series of precedents governing union access to employer property, employees' right to use company email accounts for organizing,...